Rail-anchor.



E L. J. BERKELEY.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30. 1918.,

1 31 70 Patented Apr. 22,1919.

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L. J. BERKELEY.

HAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30.1918.

1L,31L,79& Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

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entrain era ENT carton ELEY, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE P MCOMPAW,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 016 ILLINOIS.

RAIL-ANCHQR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 11919..

Application filed July so; me. Serial No. 247,402.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LAURENCE J. BERK- ELEY, acitizen of the-United States, residing at Racine, in the county ofRacine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Anchors, of, which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a rail anchor or anti-creepin device, andparticularly to a device of this class adapted to engage with one sideor base flange only of the rail with which it is associated.

A. primary object of the invention is to provide an article adapted forthe purpose described, which will be small, compact and light in weightand, at the same time, will act efficiently to prevent the creeping ofthe rail. In devices of this general .type which have heretofore beensuggested, the engagement of the device with the rail has required thenotching or perforating of a portion of the rail, which is inconvenient,expensive and for other reasons undesirable.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention to be hereinafter describedin detail, the fastening element consists of a key of substantial sizehaving a sharp edge, the key being accommodated within a lateralguideway in the body of the anchor and meansbeing provided in theguide-way for causing the distortion or deformation of the key as it isbeing driven in which causes the sharp edge of the key to bite into thebase of the rail. This expedient for fastening the anchor to the rail issuperior to any heretofore employed in connection with an anchor of thistype. I

The invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein a Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a rail andcross tie showing the device in position on the rail.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the parts shown in the preceding figures.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the body of the anchor.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the locking key before being driven between theanchor and rail, and

Fig. 6 is a side view of the key in its deformed condition bearingagainst. the base of the rail.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figuresof the drawings.

The device is shown as applied to one flange of the base 10 of a rail.The body of the anchor consists of a shoe preferably of malleable ironhaving upper and lower iaws 11, 12, which outline a tapered recess 13,adapted to accommodate the flange of the rail. The jaws are strengthenedby the provision of the marginal ribs or flanges 14, 15, the latterbeing extended and joining a depending flange 16, adapted to liealongside of the tie 17.

The shoe is provided with a recess or keyway 18 arranged transversely ofthe rail. The key-way is shown as being formed in the lower jaw 12, but,as will be apparent, it might, if desired, be located instead in theupper aw 11. A key or locking member 19 is adapted to be accommodatedwithin the key-way, the key being angular in cross sec tion andpreferably of triangular form, as shown. One edge 20 of the key,corresponding to the apex of the triangle, is made relatively sharp andthe key is disposed .in the key-way or recess 18 with the sharp edge Inorder to cause the key to bite into the base flange the key-way isprovided with a hump or upward bulge 21 preferably near the inner endthereof. The shoe is placed on the base flange. Preferably it is driventightly thereon with a hammer or maul. The key 19 is then driven intothe key-way 18. When the end of the key reaches the bulge 21 in thebottom of the key-way the cutting edge 20 of the key is forced up intothe rail base cutting a groove therein, the key bending around the bulgeuntil it assumes the position shown in Fig. 2. The forward end of thekey is preferably beveled as shown at 22 so that the key will be-sure toride out of the rail base and bend down over the bulge. I When thedevice has been locked to the rail in this manner it cannot be removedtherefrom without drivin out the key. The anchor so attached willwithstand a pressure considerably heavier than any normal creepingstress. In case the rail contracts so as to carry the anchor away fromthe tie this movement does not affect in any way the hold of the deviceon the rail.

While I have shown and described the in vention in a preferredembodiment it will be apparent that changes in the form and arrangementof the parts of the device might be madeavithout departure from theprinciple of the invention.

I claim:

1. In an anti-creeping device, the combination of a recessed memberadapted to engage the base ,flange of a rail, said member having akey-way arranged transversely of the rail, an angular key adapted to bedriven into said key-way, and means in the key-way for deforming the keyto force an edge thereof into biting engagement with the rail.

2. An anti-creeper comprising in combination a member providing a pairof jaws adapted to engage the base flange of a rail, one of said jawshaving a key-way arranged transversely of the rail, and a key adapted tobe driven through said key-way between the jaw and the rail, and meansin the keyway for deforming the key to cause the same to bite into therail.

3. In an anti-creeper, the combination of a member provided with atapered recess to accommodate the base flange of a rail, and with asecond recess which is open throughout a portion of its length to thefirst mentioned recess, a key adapted to fit into said second recess andprovided with a cutting edge to bear against said base flange, and meansin said second recess for causing said cutting edge to bite into therail base as the key is driven through the second named recess.

4. In an anti-creeper, the combination of a member provided with atapered recess to accommodate the base flange of a rail, and with asecond recess which is open throughout a portion of its length to thefirst mentioned recess, and a key of angular cross section adapted tofit into said second recess; the latter being formed so as to cause saidke sald base flange.

'5. In an anti-creeper, the combination of a member provided with atapered recess to accommodate the base flange of a rail and with asecond recess which is open through out a portion of its length to thefirst recess, a key adapted to fit into said second recess provided witha cutting edge, and a hump in the bottom of said second recess forforcing the cutting edge of said key into the rail as the key is driventhrough said recess.

6. In an anti-creeping device, the combination of a member shaped toengage one side of a rail and formed with a key-way transverselyarranged with respect to the rail; and a key, having a. cutting edge,adapted to be driven through said key-way with the cutting edge incontact with the rail; said key-way being shaped so that when the key isdriven'into position it is bent and the cutting edge thereof forced intothe rail.

when driven therethrough to cut into 7 In. an anti-creeping device, thecombination of a member shaped to engage one side of a rail and formedwith a key-way, and a key, having a cutting edge, adapted to be driventhrough said key-way with the cutting edge in contact with the rail;said keyway being shaped so that when the key is driven into position itis bent and the cutting edge thereof forced into the rail.

8. In an anti-creeping device, the combination of a member shaped toengage one side of a rail and formed with a key-Way; and a key, having acutting edge, adapted to be driven through said key-way wlth the cuttingedge in contact with the rail; said key-way being formed with a bulgeover which the key is bent when driven through the key-Way so as tocause the cutting edge thereof to be forced into the rail.

9. In an anti-creeping device, the combination of a member shaped toengage one side of a rail and formed with a key-way; and a key, having acutting edge and its forward end beveled, adapted to be driven throughsaid key-way with the cutting edge in contact with the rail; saidkey-Way being formed with a bulge over which the key is bent when driventhrough the key-way so as to cause the cutting edge thereof to be forcedinto the rail, h

10. In an anti-creeping device, the combination of a member shaped toengage one side of the rail and formed with a key-way transverselyarranged with respect to the rail; and a key triangular in cross sectionwith its forward end beveled, adapted to be driven through said key-waywith one edge in contact with the rail; said key-way being formed with abulge over which the key is bent when driven through the key-way so thatthe edge thereof in contact with the rail cuts into said rail.

11. In an anti-creeping device, the combination of a member having upperand lower jaws adapted to engage the upper and lower surfaces of thebase flange of a rail and with a depending tie abutting flange, thelower jaw being formed with a key-way; and a. key, having a cuttingedge, adapted to be driven through said key-way with its cutting edge incontact with the under surface of the rail base; said key-way beingformed with a bulge over which the key is bent, when driven through thekeyway so as to cause the cutting edge to be forced into said baseflange.

12. An anti-creeping device adapted to engage one side only of a rail,comprising a rail engaging member having a part to bear against the tie,and a locking member associated with said rail engaging member andadapted to cut into the rail so as to hold said other member in placethereon.

13. An anti-creeping device adapted to engage one side only of a railcomprising a rail engaging member having a part to bear against the tieand a locking member adapted to be driven between said rail engagingmember and the rail and to out into ing a block having top and bottommembers adapted for engagement upon the edgeof the base of a rail, and aseparate'fastening device associated with one of said members andengaging one of the fiat surfaces of the rail base for lockingsaid blockto said rail.

15. A device of the kind described adapted to engage one side of therail only, comprising a block having top and bottom members adapted forengagement upon the edge of the base of a rail, and having a dependingflange at one end to engage with a tie, and a separate fastening deviceassociated with one of said members and engaging one of the flatsurfaces of the rail base for locking said block to said rail base.

16. A device of the kind described, comprising a block having a tieengagingJ member atone end and having top and ottom members adapted forengagement upon one edge of the base of a rail, said bottom memher beingof a width less than that of said rail base, and a separate fasteningdevice associated with said block adapted to engage with one of the flatsurfaces of the rail base for locking said block to said rail base.

17. An anti-creeping device for a railroad rail comprising a blockrecessed to form a jaw to embrace one edge of the base of the rail, andmeans for securing said block to the rail so that the block will movewith relation to the cross tie during the retrograde movement of therail comprising a separate fastening device associated with said blockwhich engages one of the flat surfaces of the rail base for making tightthe engagement of the jaw with said rail base.

18. An anti-creeping device for a railroad rail comprising=a blockrecessed to form a jaw to embrace one edge of the base of the rail, andmeans for securing said block to the rail so that the block will movewith relation to the cross tie during the retrograde movement of therail com rising a separate fastenin device associates with said blockwhich bltes into one of the flat surfaces of the rail base formakingtight the engagement of the jaw with the rail base.

LAURENCE J. BERKELEY.

